Man Serving Life Sentence for Murder Dies in Del. Prison

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Monday, December 8, 2014 5:55 PM EST

SMYRNA, Del. (AP) - Corrections officials say a man serving a life sentence for killing his former girlfriend has died.

The Department of Corrections says 60-year-old Steven Crawford of Chester, Pennsylvania, died Sunday at Christiana Hospital after a long illness. He had been an inmate at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna.

Officials say Crawford was convicted of killed an ex-girlfriend in 1988.

Crawford's body taken to the state medical examiner's office, as is standard procedure. Foul play is not suspected.

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency and Delaware Division of Public Health will distribute potassium iodide (KI) tablets to Delaware residents living within a 10-mile radius of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations.More

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Maryland State Police are investigating an apparent homicide that occurred this afternoon in Princess Anne. The victim is a male believed to be in his thirties, although troopers are still working to identify him. Anyone with more information is being asked to call Maryland State Police.

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